GREAT post! This is the place to be.

At the end of my film, the audience should FEEL disturbed. "Taekeawa" (Made up word as 'working Title,' placeholder for a Puke Draft) [genre-Drama]

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Hi, My 'first' day at Film Lab Society, it didn't work out timewise to introduce myself. None-the-less wanted to post here. {There is a quasi-official Introduce Yourself post, but it didn't have the three questions this general one has. So I'll use this one, if that's OK} I hope this isn't anything of an Ego. (I watched Peter Pan a few times, and my shadow follows me.) And there's as little fluff as possible. I've been dreaming of Filmmaking since I was like 12 years old. [1990ish] My grandad said to learn a trade, and I'll never go a day without work. [He was right: born during the Great Depression, and lived through WWII, so he was prepping to implement the 'barter' into my work ethics. What I didn't foresee, was making trades "my life."] And yet, Trades; trades have been where the vast majority of my time, and energy were dedicated, and spent. Briefly I babbled in the arena of 3D modelling. "Blender" that is a rabbit hole. I hope it can prove useful with SFX… eventually. (My thoughts were, a mouse-click is lighter than framing and drywalling. And far cleaner than sanding and painting. Neither of which I dread. Just easier on the limbs.) In the mid 2010's, I watched Simon Cade, 'Cade Visuals' on Vimeo, and YouTube… and Darious Britt (he chronicled his journey with his first Film, through festivals, and promotional tour. He treated us to an epic adventure.) And Nathalie Sejean… She was working on "In 5 years" and so I tracked with her YouTube, and her Podcast "Mentorless Podcast." These three are the backbone of my education. FilmRiot with Ryan Connolly and Corridor Crew are honourable mentions. I didn't subscribe to them, but they have been an inspiration. "It 'can' be done." (or is, being done.) I dabbled in FilmCourage podcast a couple episodes. So that's where I'm working from; my 'environment' of filmmaking. OH, another helpful Writing podcast, a page out of my history right before I found 'beat:' "The Screenwriting Life" hosted by Meg LeFauve and Lorien McKenna. I especially liked episode 179. {#justsaying} Let's backtrack a bit though, and I'll get back to what brought

Overview of US independent Film Industry Great summary Quincy! I briefed the study. There is a lot of detail. It seems like a resource to bring attention to metrics important to 'stay abreast of the facts.' A common theme I hear often, is: 'Filmmaking is not an easy occupation. If you can do something else, pursue that.' (Paraphrased) I'm very happy to read your summary. And that you say in the final thoughts: "This report doesn’t mean stop making films. It means stop making films blindly."

My grandfather was a child in Holland, living on the farm, during World War II. When the Germans occupied The Netherlands. This briefly reminded me of some of the tales he relayed as he recalled his childhood to me. This appears to be a marvellous short film! 🎬